Updated: Feb 14, 2012
Bill	Title	Sponsor	Summary	Status	Position	Assigned To
HB 21	DRIVER LICENSE EMERGENCY CONTACT DATABASE	Marie H. Poulson	This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act by creating an emergency contact database for driver license and identification card holders. AMENDED	2/8/2012 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared	Support	Rodriguez
HB 33	FIREWORKS AMENDMENTS	James A. Dunnigan	This bill modifies the Fire Prevention and Fireworks Act regarding the allowable times to discharge fireworks. AMENDED	2/13/2012 Bill Received from House for Enrolling	Support	Halladay
HB 45	STATE FIRE CODE AMENDMENTS	James A. Dunnigan	This bill: enacts a definition of "premixed" with respect to an antifreeze and water solution; deletes and replaces a provision relating to hazardous environmental conditions; and modifies provisions relating to antifreeze used in automatic sprinkler systems. AMENDED	2/13/2012 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared	Support	Halladay
HB 64 Sub1	AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE	Brian Doughty	This bill: creates a definition for a dependent eligible for coverage under the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program Act; and defines "directly dependent upon" or "interdependent with" for purposes of an unmarried employee's adult designee.	2/10/2012 House/ to standing committee	Watch
HB 85	FORENSIC PHLEBOTOMY	Val L. Peterson	This bill: amends the duties of the Department of Health; amends who is authorized to draw blood to determine its alcohol or drug content; amends related immunity from liability provisions; amends who is authorized to draw a blood DNA specimen; amends related exemption from licensure provisions; and makes technical changes.	2/10/2012 Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar	Support	Pace
HB 94	GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE	Johnny Anderson	This bill: requires a government entity to conduct a study and contact private enterprise before engaging in certain commercial activity; requires the Privatization Policy Board to hold a public meeting and issue an advisory opinion about a government entity's proposed commercial activity; grants a private enterprise a private right of action to compel compliance with requirements of the part; addresses attorney fees and court costs	2/8/2012 House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules	Watch
HB 106	LIMITATION ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING	Keith Grover	This bill: prohibits state and local government entities from engaging in collective bargaining on subjects other than wages and health benefits.	2/8/2012 House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst	Oppose
HB 224	POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS - REPORT OF RECEIPTS OF FEDERAL MONEY	Ken Ivory	This bill requires the reporting of federal receipts by a political subdivision and requires the report to contain a plan to operate the political subdivision in the event federal receipts are reduced by 5% and 25% or more.	2/9/2012 House Comm - Held	Watch
HB 256	RETIREMENT MODIFICATIONS	Don L. Ipson	This bill: amends definitions; provides that "initially entering" employment includes employees that move from a position not covered under a Utah Retirement System to a position that is covered; clarifies post retirement employment provisions for a retiree who returns to work within one year or who elects to earn additional service credit; provides that a domestic relations court order must be received within 12 months of the death of the member; repeals language related to presentment by a policyholder; amends the definition of regular full-time employee to provide that the minimum earnings required for an elective or appointive officer to be eligible for a retirement benefit under the Tier I Public Employees' Systems is based on a monthly rate, not just the first month in office; clarifies that an employer must be a participating employer whether or not the employer has applied for admission to the system; clarifies that only Tier II governors and legislators and their spouses, not all Tier II public employees, may be eligible for the governors' and legislative paid-up group health coverage; AMENDED	2/14/2012 House/ circled	Support	Peterson
HB 265	PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' LONG-TERM DISABILITY ACT AMENDMENTS	Brian S. King	This bill: clarifies the definition of long term disability. AMENDED	2/14/2012 House/ to Senate	Watch	Peterson
HB 271	PUBLIC SCHOOL SEISMIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	Larry B. Wiley	This bill: creates the Public School Seismic Safety Committee that shall advise and make recommendations to the Legislature, governor, state superintendent, and State Board of Education on seismic safety issues in public schools.	2/6/2012 House Comm - Not Considered	Watch	Halladay
HB 275	SEISMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PROJECTS	Larry B. Wiley	This bill: requires the owner of a structure two or more stories high to cause a seismic evaluation of the structure to be performed if the owner converts the structure to a condominium; establishes standards for a person performing a seismic evaluation; and imposes requirements on the owner of a structure if the seismic evaluation shows that the structure fails to comply with an applicable standard.	1/25/2012 House Comm - Not Considered	Watch
HB 279	UTAH SCHOOLS SEISMIC HAZARD INVENTORY	Larry B. Wiley	This bill: enacts the School Seismic Safety Act, which: requires a school district or charter school to conduct a seismic evaluation of each facility used by the school district or charter school using specified standards; creates and specifies the duties of the Public School Seismic Safety Committee; directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules; and provides certain immunity from suit relating to a seismic safety evaluation; repeals the School Seismic Safety Act on July 1, 2022; and makes technical changes. AMENDED	2/7/2012 House Comm - Held	Support
HB 288	IMPACT FEE AMENDMENTS	Michael T. Morley	This bill: defines terms; amends provisions relating to an impact fee facilities plan; requires a political subdivision or private entity to identify in an impact fee analysis the cost of an impact fee facilities plan, analysis, independent review, or enactment; amends provisions related to a private entity's: accounting of impact fees; expenditure of impact fees; challenge of an impact fee; and arbitration of an impact fee; allows a local government or aggrieved person to request a written advisory opinion prior to the enactment of an impact fee, in certain circumstances; amends provisions related to an advisory opinion regarding a private entity and issued by the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman; and makes technical corrections.	2/14/2012 House/ to Senate	Watch	Adams
HB 345	EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVISIONS	Richard A. Greenwood	Boxcar	2/4/2012 Bill Numbered by Title Without any Substance	Watch
HB 350	PAYROLL DEDUCTION AMENDMENTS	Bradley M. Daw	This bill: modifies a provision requiring an employer to deduct an employee's wages for union dues if directed to do so by an employee, giving the employer instead the ability to choose whether to deduct employee's wages if requested to do so; requiring an employer that chooses to deduct an employee's wages for union dues to deduct also for membership dues in any bona fide organization, if an employee requests the deduction; modifies a provision concerning the termination of the deductions...	2/14/2012 House/ 1st reading (Introduced)	Watch
HB 383 Sub1	INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE AMENDMENTS	Jeremy A. Peterson	This bill: adds a provision to the adopted International Residential Code stating that a physical change to a structure with a nonconforming legal rental housing use for an egress bedroom window is not necessary under certain circumstances.	2/15/2012 House/ 2nd reading	Watch
HB 460	POST-EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS	Steve Eliason	Boxcar	2/4/2012 Bill Numbered by Title Without any Substance	Watch
HB 503	CONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS	Michael T. Morley	Boxcar	2/4/2012 Bill Numbered by Title Without any Substance	Watch
SB 28	STATE CONSTRUCTION CODE AMENDMENTS	John L. Valentine	This bill: updates the edition of the National Electrical Code, adopted by reference, to the 2011 edition; enacts a new exception to and deletes and replaces a provision of the International Building Code relating to concrete durability requirements; enacts new provisions of the International Building Code related to standards applicable to concrete elements and minimum clear floor space; and adopts local amendments to the International Plumbing Code. AMENDED	2/13/2012 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared	Support	Halladay
SB 38	WILDLAND FIRE AMENDMENTS	Margaret Dayton	This bill: defines terms; makes a person liable for the cost of suppressing a wildland fire that is negligently, recklessly, or intentionally caused or spread by that person; allows a person who incurs costs to suppress a wildland fire to bring an action to recover those costs; and makes technical changes. AMENDED	2/13/2012 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared	Support	Dunford
SB 57	ISSUANCE OF BLASTING PERMITS	Ralph Okerlund	This bill: directs the State Fire Marshal Division to issue blasting permits: when local fire departments are unable to do so; and when the blasting project involves more than one fire department jurisdiction; and authorizes the State Fire Marshal Division to make administrative rules to implement these provisions.	2/8/2012 Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst	Watch	Halladay
SB 98	AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBITION ON USING A HANDHELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE	Lyle W. Hillyard	This bill: amends definitions; provides that a person may not use a handheld wireless communication device while operating a moving motor vehicle on a highway in this state to: text message; communicate through an electronic mail system; manually enter data into a handheld wireless communication device; send data, read text, or view images on a handheld wireless communication device; or manipulate an application from a handheld wireless communication device; provides that a person is not prohibited from using a handheld wireless communication device while operating a moving motor vehicle: when making or receiving a telephone call; or when using a handheld wireless communication device for global positioning or navigation services; provides that a person is guilty of automobile homicide involving a handheld wireless communication device if the person uses a handheld wireless communication device for certain purposes while operating a moving motor vehicle in a negligent or criminally negligent manner and causes the death of another person...	2/14/2012 Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst	Watch
SB 105	UTAH FALLEN HEROES COMMEMORATION	Wayne L. Niederhauser	This bill: establishes a commemorative period on the second Friday and Saturday in August for Fallen Heroes; and makes technical changes.	2/13/2012 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared	Support
SB 128	WIRELESS TELEPHONE USE RESTRICTION FOR MINORS IN VEHICLES	Ross I. Romero	This bill: prohibits a person younger than 18 years of age from using a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle; provides affirmative defenses to the wireless telephone prohibition; specifies a penalty for violating the wireless telephone prohibition; provides that a violation of the wireless telephone prohibition is not a reportable violation; and prohibits the Driver License Division from assessing points against a person's driving record for being convicted of violating the wireless telephone prohibition.	2/8/2012 House/ 1st reading (Introduced)	Watch	Rodriguez
SB 140	LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS AMENDMENTS	Curtis S. Bramble	This bill: defines the term "final consumer;" exempts a vendor of liquified petroleum gas from license or certification requirements when: the liquified petroleum gas is sold to a final consumer; or the liquified petroleum gas is stored, transferred, or used by a final consumer; and makes technical changes.	2/14/2012 Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar	Support
SB 147	EMERGENCY VEHICLE AMENDMENTS	Daniel W. Thatcher	This bill: provides that an operator of a vehicle may not follow closer than 500 feet any authorized emergency vehicle traveling in response to an emergency; and makes technical changes.	2/13/2012 House/ 2nd reading	Support
SB 177	GOVERNMENT RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS	Curtis S. Bramble	Boxcar	2/4/2012 Bill Numbered by Title Without any Substance	Watch
	Legislative Web Link:		http://le.utah.gov/session/2012/bills.htm